Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-395) and index

Etruscan Italy : a rediscoverable history? / John F. Hall -- Locket gold, lizard green / Robert E.A. Palmer -- The origins of the Etruscans : new evidence for an old question / Mary E. Moser -- The judgment of Paris? : An Etruscan mirror in Seattle / Helen Nagy -- Greek mythology in Etruria : an iconographic analysis of three Etruscan relief mirrors / Alexandra Carpino -- A storage vase for life : the Caeretane dolio and its decorative elements / Lisa Pieraccini -- Etruscan domestic architecture : an ethnoarchaeological model / Dorothy Dvorsky Rohner -- From Tarquins to Caesars : Etruscan governance at Rome / John F. Hall -- Etruscan and Roman Cortona : new evidence from the southeastern Val di Chiana / Helena Fracchia -- The mausoleum of Augustus : Etruscan and other influences on its design / Mark J. Johnson -- Tyrrhena regum progenies : Etruscan literary figures from Horace to Ovid / Roger T. Macfarlane -- Quia ister Tusco verbo ludio vocabatur : the Etruscan contribution to the development of Roman theater / Robert L. Maxwell -- The musical legacy of the Etruscans / Harrison Powley -- Etruscan echoes in Italian Renaissance art / Steven Bule -- Etruscan Italy today / Nancy Thomson de Grummond

"Livy describes the Etruscans as filling the whole of ancient Italy with their power and influence. While Etruscan rule throughout large parts of the Italian peninsula endured for but a few centuries, Etruscan influence was so extensive that in some respects it continues into the present. Outside the Etruscan heartland, Rome itself was perhaps the best preserver of things Etruscan." "The fourteen essays comprising this volume explore Etruscan Italy and examine the influence exerted by Etruscan civilization upon the cultures of Italy in Roman and post-Roman times. Represented are contributions from various disciplines which converge to employ multiple methodologies in a comprehensive approach to delineating the enduring themes of Etruscan Italy."--Jacket

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